Window-shade hanger



March 4, 1924. 1,485,748

' W. C. WISEKAI..

WINDOW SHADE HANGER Filed Feb. l5 v1921k Patented Mar. 4, 1324.

WILLIAM C. WISWEKAL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WINDOW-SHADE HANGER.

Application filed February 15, 1921. Serial No. 445,178.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. WISEKAL, a citizen of the United States,and resident of 1444 Avenue A, New York, in the county of New York andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVindow-Shade Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to supports in general and particularly to the.kind adapted for supporting shades in window frames.

One' of the objects of my invention is to provide a telescopinglongitudinally adjustable main support upon which may ride and may befixedly set at any desired point one or more supporting brackets forengaging a shade or any other article.

Another object of my invention is to provide in connect-ion with suchtelescoping main support and with such riding brackets serrated meansfacilitating the engagement between the main support and the bracket.

The foregoing and still other objects will be more fully apparent fromthe following description and the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a top view of a preferred form of my invention attached withina window frame.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my invention attached to the outersurface of a window frame.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail bottom view of the supporting bars.

Fig. 5 is a detail top view of a preferred form of a shade bracket.

Referring to the figures, numeral 10 designates a substantially L-shapedbar member having its upper edge 11 and its lower edge 12 bent over soas to form longitudinal guide grooves 13 and 14 respectively.

At one end of bar member 10 and integral therewith is formed anattaching bracket 15 made preferably rectangular so as to provide twoattaching faces 16 and 17.

The attaching bracket 15 is preferably perforated as indicated at 18, toreceive either screws or nails or any other means for fastening barmember 10 to the window frame.

At the under face of the horiontally disposed or upper leg portion ofbar member 10, a central serrated strip 19 is provided, the function ofwhich will be explained later.

In guide grooves 13 and 14 of bar member 10 and adapted to be guidedtherein is another bar member 20 corresponding in shape with the formerand provided at one of its ends with a similar attaching bracket 21 alsomade rectangularly and having at-v taching faces 22 and 23 respectively.The attaching bracket is also perforated at 18 and serves for the samepurpose as does bracket 15.

At the under surface of the upper leg portion of bar member 20 again aserrated strip 24 is provided.

Bar members 10 and 20 telescope and may be adjusted longitudinally toany desired length. They may be attached within a window frame asindicated in Fig. 1, or they may be secured at the outer surface of awindow frame, as shown in Fig. 2.

In the first case, faces 17 and 23 of the attaching brackets abut withthe inner surface of the window posts, while in the latter case, faces16 and 22 abut with the front face of the window frame, to which thebars are attached in such a manner as to provide a free space betweenthe upper surface of the bar members and the lower face of the window asindicated at 25.

Adapted to ride upon the telescoping bar members 10 and 20 are riders orshade brackets 26 and preferably made of resilient material and providedwith a hook-like portion 27 which engages the edge of the upper le ofthe bars. Its hook-like end 28 is curve upwardly and that portion isprovided with a serrated surface as indicated at 29 in Fig. 5.

At the upper portion of the bracket a threaded neck 3() is provided forreceiving a set screw 31 by means of which the bracket may be heldfixedly in place.

Extending from the bracket body is an arm 32 provided with a perforation33 for receiving the ends of a shade.

The serrated portion 29 of the bracket 26 matches with the serratedstrips of bar members 10 and 20. l

In order to attach a shade to a window frame, first one end of thetelescoping double bar is fastened to either within or without of thewindow frame, then the other end of the double bar is extended to thedesired length until the opposite point of the window frame is reachedwhere the attaching bracket of the bar is secured.. The shade bracketsor riders 26 are then placed at approniinately the desired points, theshade Vls 'fastened with its ends in apertures 33 of the brackets, andwhen adjusted properly the screws 3l of the brackets are screwed downtight. Y

A s has been said before brackets 26 are inade of resilient n'iaterialand their U shaped hook portion is adapted to engage either one of thebar inen'ibers. n this neanner the brackets niay be exchanged and may beattached to either bar nielnber l0 or 20.

When assembling the shade support, it is preferable that before slippingbar 2O into the guide grooves oi`A bar l0, to iirst aiiix brackets 26upon the respective bar menibers.

The above description treats only a shade support of the design shown inthe drawings. Be it understood, however, that the shape of the niainsupport and that of the shade brackets may be changed or improved andthat this support is not limited for the specific use in connection withshades, but may be adapted for any other purpose.

l therefore reserve for myself the right insane to inake such changes orimprovements within the bread scope or niy invention.

clairnzl. In an adjustable support, a pair of teleseoping angular barsadapted to be longitudinally adjusted, attaching means pro-y vided ateach end of the angular bars, and a rider adapted to travel upon saidbars, the lower end of one leg et said bars provided with a serration,said rider equipped with a corresponding serration, and means foruninovably fastening said rider upon the bars. l v

2. In a shade support, the combination of a pair el' angular barstelescoping with each other, end supports provided on each of the bars,a seri-ation provided at one face of one leg or' the bars., a springrider adapted to ernbrace both legs of the bars and having a curvedengaging end provided with a serration, said serration adapted to engagethe serration of said bars and a set screw associated with said rideradapted to engage the face of the bar legs opposite to that providedwith the serration.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York this14th day of February, A. D. 1921. Y WTILLlAM C. WISEKAL,

